Overview
Since its electric Broadway and West End debut in the early 1970’s, GREASE has remained one of the world’s most popular and enduring musicals. Funny, frank and featuring the hit songs “Greased Lightnin’,” “Hopelessly Devoted to You,” “You’re The One That I Want,” and “Summer Nights,” GREASE follows the journey of Danny and Sandy, alongside the Burger Palace Boys and the Pink Ladies, as they navigate high school to the unforgettable rock n’ roll soundtrack that defined generations.
GREASE Young@Part® is an adaptation of the full-length musical GREASE, one of the world’s most popular and enduring musicals by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. TRW’s Young@Part® series is specifically crafted for students 15 years and younger, adjusting the score for younger voices, simplifying harmonies, increasing the number of speaking roles, and creating a more manageable production for school students and youth theatres. These musicals, approximately 60 minutes in length, feature expandable casts and large group numbers so that everyone can shine. Whether you are a seasoned theatre director or a volunteer directing a musical for the first time, we have valuable tips and information for you not only in this Director’s Guide, but also sprinkled throughout the script.
TRW is proud to represent Grease worldwide, excluding the United States, Canada and Scandinavia.
Casting & Production
Casting
Danny Zuko – The leader of the Burger Palace Boys; good-looking, strong and confident, with an air of easy-going charm
Sandy Dumbrowski – New girl in town; sweet, wholesome, naive, cute, and innocent
Betty Rizzo – Leader of the Pink Ladies; tough, sarcastic and outspoken but vulnerable
Frenchy – A dreamer; good-natured but not too smart, she is heavily made up, fussy about her appearance, particularly her hair. She can’t wait to finish high school so she can be a beautician
Marty – The ‘beauty’ of the Pink Ladies; pretty and looks older than the other girls, but betrays her real age when she opens her mouth. She tries to act sophisticated
Jan – Funny, loud, compulsive eater and awkward member of the Pink Ladies. Loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with boys
Doody – The youngest of the guys; small, boyish and open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude towards the other guys. He also plays the guitar
Kenickie – The second in command of the Burger Palace Boys; tough-looking, tattooed, surly and avoids any show of softness. He has an offbeat sense of humor
Sonny LaTierri – A member of the Burger Palace Boys; funny Italian-American, he is a braggart and wheeler-dealer who thinks he’s a real lady-killer
Roger – The anything-for-a-laugh stocky type of boy; a clown who enjoys winding people up, he is full of mischief and is always dreaming up half-baked schemes and ideas
Vince Fontaine – a typical ‘teen audience’ disc jockey; slick, egotistical and fast-talking. He is also a veteran “Greaser”
Cha-Cha, aka Charlene DiGregorio – The best dancer at St. Bernadette’s; a loud mouth, she wins the dancing competition with Danny
Eugene Florczyk – The class valedictorian; physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high-pitched voice. He’s a typical teacher’s pet – both smug and pompous, but gullible
Johnny Casino – All-American, rock-star “Greaser” student at Rydell High, whose real name is Clarence
Miss Lynch – A no-nonsense, serious, loud, English teacher
Patty Simcox – A typical cheerleader; attractive, athletic, sure-of-herself, but can be given to bursts of disconcerting enthusiasm. She’s a bit of a pain and unpopular with the Pink Ladies, and can twirl a baton
The Pink Ladies – The club-jacketed, gum-chewing, hip-swinging girls’ gang who hang around with the Burger Palace Boys
The Burger Palace Boys – A super-cool, DA-haired, hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers… or so they think
Opportunities for featured casting in the ensemble
Music and Materials
GREASE Young@Part® comes complete with full performance tracks and Piano/Vocal score.
Media
Authors
Upcoming Productions
Stagecoach Abingdon
Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK
Hungerhill School
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK
Framingham Earl High School
Norwich, Norfolk, UK
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